VIEW CUTAWAY Definition of the cut-away

        

FEMVIEW Command only.

This command enables the user to cut-away a model to one side of an intersection plane. The cut-away plane may either be defined as part of the command or a previously defined plane may be referenced.

Hidden views of a cut-away model may be obtained via the VIEW HIDDEN command.

Mode Definition of Cut-away

/CURSOR The cursor is used twice to define a cut-away plane that lies normal to the plane of the screen.

shape_name The named shape, which must be a plane, is selected as the cut-away plane.

The part of the model (relative to the plane) to be cut-away is indicated via the keywords TOP, BOTTOM, FRONT, BACK , LEFT, RIGHT or CURSOR. If CURSOR is used then a cursor hit to the required side of the plane must be made.

Notes:

1.

Limitations on use
The VIEW CUTAWAY command uses similar logic to the VIEW XSECTION command and the user should refer to VIEW XSECTION for notes on limitations with section planes.

 

Figure 2.128: Cut-away

Examples:

1.

VIEW CUTAWAY CURSOR RIGHT

A cut-away plane is defined using the cursor and the model to the right of the plane is removed.

2.

VIEW CUTAWAY Slice1 TOP

A cut-away plane is defined using the previously defined plane `Slice1' and the model to the top of the plane is removed.

3.

VIEW CUTAWAY Slice1 CURSOR

A cut-away plane is defined using the previously defined plane `Slice1' and the model to the side of the plane indicated by the cursor is removed.

See also the following commands

'CONSTRUCT SHAPE PLANE'
'VIEW XSECTION'